Kiwi at the TT

zzzak · Post by **zzzak** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 6:36 pm

New Zealand's Bruce Anstey annhialiated the opposition in today's Superstock TT by winning the race and setting a new lap record into the bargain. Bruce, who was aboard a GSX-R1000K7, went full bore from the start, pulling out an astounding 12 second lead after lap one and went on to double the gap by the end of lap two. The Kiwi also set a new lap record for the Superstock class, too.

John McGuinness, who breezed to victory in yesterday's Superbike race, had to make do with 2nd place on the rostrum, while John's HM Plant Honda team mate, Ian Hutchinson, settled for third. It seemed neither of the two Fireblade-mounted riders could match Anstey's Suzuki blistering pace.

Result - PokerStars Superstock TT [4 laps]

Winner - Bruce Anstey [Relentless Suzuki] 1 hour 11 minutes 56.29sec
2nd - John McGuinness [Honda] +40 sec
3rd - Ian Hutchinson [Honda] +22 sec

New Class Lap Record - Bruce Anstey 128.400mph [17 minutes 37.85 sec]

Race Average Record - Bruce Anstey 125.875mph

Always good to see antipodeans doing well.

If you haven't seen it this is a fast lap of the circuit.

Phil · Post by **Phil** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 7:22 pm

128.4 on a superstock

conditions must be getting better.

at this rate the 130mph barrier could go in the senior

also will be interesting to see how fast the supersports can go - and if johnny mac can get another victory

zzzak · Post by **zzzak** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 8:27 pm

Ragging it through the corners ... Molyneux and Long

DAVE Molyneux notched up his 12th TT win yesterday by clinching the opening F2 sidecar race in dramatic style, despite some problems with the HM Plant Honda outfit.

Partnered by Rick Long, Molyneux, who had a bad accident at last year's TT, managed to grind away at John Holden's 12-second lead, eventually winning at an average speed of over 111mph. Holden had to settle for 2nd place at the finish line. Molyneux said of his victory:

"I can't believe it. The bike wasn't performing as well as normal. It wasn't as quick as the others on the straights but I managed to make up for it by ragging it through the corners.

"I owe a big thanks to the team and my passenger. It's a dream winning after the bad smash I had last year and I'd like to say a big thanks to the surgeon that operated on my right shoulder - I wouldn't have won without it."

The pairing of Steve Norbury and Scott Parnell finished a solid third, giving the Yorkshireman his 7th successive TT rostrum.

1 Dave Molyneux/Rick Long 20:04.83 111.668mph 2007 Honda CBR 600cc / HM Plant
2 John Holden/Andrew Winkle 20:13.19 111.470mph 2007 Suzuki K6 600cc
3 Steve Norbury/Scott Parnell 20:22.46 110.737mph 2007 Yamaha YZF R6 600cc / LOCK

Lone Wolf · Post by **Lone Wolf** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 8:29 pm

zzzak wrote:New Zealand's Bruce Anstey annhialiated the opposition in today's Superstock TT

Glad to hear

his bike failed him in the Superbike race, so good to see he's had a great result.
If it's dry I'd say they'll break the 130mph barrier on Friday

zzzak · Post by **zzzak** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 9:03 pm

Mebbe,I'll keep an eye on it.

QLDZX6R · Post by **QLDZX6R** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 2:09 pm

Kiwis can fly

Stereo · Post by **Stereo** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 4:47 pm

Ive seen bruce race in the NZ road races...

In fact I have a video of it...

He blitzed the 1000cc class on a 600

the kid · Post by **the kid** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 6:51 pm

Well keep up the tradition down the Island on monday Mate .

Lone Wolf · Post by **Lone Wolf** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 8:40 pm

Stereo wrote:In fact I have a video of it...

Hmm, now how could I go about getting a copy of that?

Stereo · Post by **Stereo** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 9:35 pm

Punisher wrote:
Stereo wrote:In fact I have a video of it...
Hmm, now how could I go about getting a copy of that?

Dunno... I got mine from a friend of mine (who was winning the race until his suspension started playing up).

Phil · Post by **Phil** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 12:37 pm

John McGuinness broke the 130 mph lap on his way to victoy in the senior TT

Anstey retired after 1 lap with handling problems

Lone Wolf · Post by **Lone Wolf** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 4:54 pm

No surprises it was McGuinness. That guy is awesome around there

Stretchy · Post by **Stretchy** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 5:20 pm

Good on Mcguinness for running that lap but love to have seen what Anstey would have done if he didnt have problems with his superbike in both races as he ran a 128.4 on his superstock bike.

Phil · Post by **Phil** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 8:14 pm

anyone heard how shaun harris is ? was was critical in hospital last time i heard.

Stretchy · Post by **Stretchy** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 8:29 pm

I saw this on a british site, not up to date but gives you an idea.

Shaun has a broken right arm,
two broken legs, broke pelvis and some missing teeth.

He's in a medical induced coma and due to come out of coma on Friday.
Good news is that there is no sign of any brain or head injury so that's encouraging.